NYC gunman sought help for medical issues before shooting

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LAS VEGAS -- The gunman who killed four people before taking his own life in a midtown Manhattan office building that houses the NFL's headquarters had for years sought medical help for frequent, debilitating headaches -- including receiving injections in the back of his head, a person close to the man's family told ESPN.

Shane Tamura, a 27-year-old Las Vegas casino worker, had regularly met with doctors, including a neurologist, and received yearly MRI exams and various treatments seeking to diagnose the cause and stop the pain, said the source who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Tamura began having headaches while he was playing high school football in Southern…